Archives - 30 April 2017, Sunday

It’s been three years in the making, but helicopter crews who flew during the Vietnam War will have their own monument at Arlington National Cemetery. The Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association and Congress came together for the Vietnam Helicopter Crew Monument Act, directing the secre...

The body of Salahadin al Uzbeki, as released by jihadist channels on Telegram The leader of the al Qaeda-linked Uzbek group, Katibat Imam al Bukhari (KIB), was assassinated earlier today in the northwestern province of Idlib. Connected jihadists on social media blamed an “undercover m...

Two Pakistani Taliban commanders were among seven jihadists reportedly killed in a suspected US drone strike that took place on April 29 in Pakistan’s tribal agency of North Waziristan, according to reports from the region. The strike would be the second inside Pakistan since the US k...

SEOUL, South Korea — The U.S. administration reassured South Korea on Sunday that it will pay the cost of an advanced missile defense system as officials tried to quell outrage after President Donald Trump said Seoul should cover the $1 billion cost. Trump’s statement cast a shadow ov...

Editor's note: The following is an opinion piece. The writer is not employed by Military Times, and the views expressed here do not necessarily represent those of Military Times or its editorial staff. Though ISIS has failed to control big chunks of land in Afghanistan, the terror gro...

Iraq War vet aims to spread word about Agent Orange from horseback By: John Rogers, The Associated Press, April 30, 2017 (Photo Credit: Jae C. Hong/AP) SANTA CLARITA, Calif. — The two things Colt Romberger and his father had most in common, the ones that made them best friends as well...

In keeping with changing military needs, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has been asked by its chief to maintain a state of combat readiness for a possible 10-day war with Pakistan. The force has also been told to be ready for a possible 15-day conflict with China. The direction and necess...

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WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The Navy joins the nation in celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month throughout May. ALNAV 006/17 encourages participation in all the heritage celebrations and special observances throughout the year. This year, Navy commands are encouraged t...

BEAUFORT, S.C. — Officials at the Marine Corps' training base in South Carolina say half of 24 hazing complaints investigated since 2014 have been confirmed. The Island Packet and The Beaufort Gazette reported Saturday that documents obtained through a public records request show the ...

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Hundreds of people took to the streets of Tokyo to pay tribute to the memory of a young Japanese woman killed by a US marine a year ago and to protest the relocation of the US base in Okinawa. A separate rally was held in Okinawa prefecture. The demonstrators in Tokyo marched through ...

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Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Co-chairman and former President Asif Ali Zardari who himself is accused of whisking away wealth abroad, announced on Tuesday he would bring the looted money back to the country. Obviously he exchanged himself from among the looters. Zardari said, Pakistan...

A man watches a TV news program reporting about North Korea's missile firing at Seoul Train Station in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, April 29, 2017. A North Korean mid-range ballistic missile apparently failed shortly after launch Saturday, South Korea and the United States said, the ...

ISLAMABAD – Despite repeated efforts, Iran has declined Pakistan’s offer to join the Saudi-led military alliance headed by General Raheel Sharif, it emerged on Wednesday. According to a report by The Nation, senior officials at the foreign ministry expressed that Pakistan had been mak...

The Army Reserve Ambassador (ARA) Program is a critical outreach tool that was established in 1998 for influential volunteers who have an interest in the Army Reserve . These advocates educate the public, community leaders and congressional staff offices about the capabilities and val...

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THUNDERBALL (1965), the fourth installment in the popular James Bond series of films, provides a useful example to illustrate the different ways that the NATO references were used. The publicity for THUNDERBALL emphasised the film’s escalated spectacle and scale, and the linkage of NA...

“First of all, congratulations. Captain Graham, you’re now brevetted to Lieutenant-Colonel. Temporarily, for the duration. Aaron, congratulations as well. You’ll be pleased to know that you are now a Captain. That’s a proper promotion, with no going back.” If that didn’t shove a ramro...

“Were there to be a war, some regime change effort, given the density of artillery in range of Seoul, the US and South Korea would be throwing everything it had,” he said. “It will be a conventional, large-scale war and the US would need to draw on most of its arsenal. The US is viewe...

IAF's Mirage-2000 nuclear capable strike fighter by Sanjib Kr Baruah The IAF is the world’s fourth largest air force in terms of personnel and aircraft and it operates in an air space spanning more than 40 million cubic km. New Delhi: In keeping with changing military needs, the India...

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SEOUL, South Korea — The U.S. administration reassured South Korea on Sunday that it will pay the cost of an advanced missile defense system as officials tried to quell outrage after President Donald Trump said Seoul should cover the $1 billion cost. Trump’s statement cast a shadow ov...

Modern warfare is founded on networks and tactical cyber and electromagnetic activities (CEMA) provide critical keyholes to unlocking their cognitive spaces. Over the last 16 years, advances in regional adversary technical capabilities have eroded the U.S. military’s multi-domain supe...

BAGHDAD — Investigations conducted during the month of March reveal that U.S.-led coalition airstrikes targeting the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria killed 45 civilians, mostly in and around the Iraqi city of Mosul, according to a Pentagon statement released Sunday. In each inci...

With the Korean peninsula in the north-east Asia appearing to be a tinderbox, thanks to North Korea (Democratic Republic of Korea) threatening to fire a nuclear missile on the American West Coast (say Los Angeles) and the Trump administration talking of a preemptive strike against Nor...

How does a group of military veterans-turned-filmmakers create a full-length Hollywood horror-comedy in less than two weeks? The short answer: Fake blood helps, but not as much as a military work ethic, determination ... and, if available, Danny Trejo. The long answer comes from "Not ...

Authorities in Indian-controlled Kashmir have banned 22 social media sites including Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter in an effort to calm tensions in the disputed region. The government said Wednesday that the one-month ban was necessary for public safety because social media were bein...

SEOUL, South Korea — The U.S. administration reassured South Korea on Sunday that it will pay the cost of an advanced missile defense system as officials tried to quell outrage after President Donald Trump said Seoul should cover the $1 billion cost. Trump’s statement cast a shadow ov...

MANILA, Philippines — U.S. President Donald Trump has called Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte and expressed Washington's commitment to their treaty alliance and his interest in developing "a warm, working relationship," a Filipino official said Sunday. Presidential spokesman Ernie Ab...